Colony Flow Level 181 Walkthrough Solution & Guides | How to solve Colony Flow 181

Colony Flow Level 181 gives you a lovely pixel art picture to clear but hides a serious trap right at the start. You are looking at a beautiful scene of a large bowl filled with green tea resting next to some sweet treats. The challenge here comes from the massive stack of cyan blocks waiting at the very top of your tray. It is incredibly tempting to just tap all of them and watch the ants go to work. I have played this board many times and I can tell you that tapping too fast is exactly how you lose. You must manage your five waiting slots with extreme care. I will guide you through the exact sequence of moves to dismantle this picture safely and keep your ants moving.

Colony Flow Level 181 Overview

What You Are Working With

Let us take a close look at the board before you make your first move. The picture features a large orange bowl with dark brown shading along its bottom edge. Inside the bowl you see bright green liquid representing matcha tea. Sitting beside the bowl at the bottom right are two round treats. One treat is pure white and the other treat is bright green. The background surrounding these items is made of light blue cyan tiles mixed with some gray and yellow sections. Your block tray at the bottom of the screen contains four distinct columns. The entire top row consists of cyan blocks holding high numbers like forty and twenty five. Beneath the cyan blocks you will find yellow light green orange and brown blocks. The ants begin their journey from the dark nest hole at the very bottom center of the screen. They have direct open paths to the bottom corners of the picture. You are dealing with standard colored tiles here so you can rely entirely on pure pathing strategy.

What It Takes to Clear Level 181 Board

Clearing this board requires working from the outside edges inward. You cannot reach the bowl or the sweet treats until you remove the thick layer of background tiles protecting them. The main rule of the game is always in effect here. You only have five waiting slots at the bottom of the screen. If you fill all five slots with blocks that have no clear path to their matching tiles the ants stop moving and you fail the level immediately. The key to winning is patience. You must pull one or two blocks and wait for their numbers to drop significantly before you introduce new colors to the waiting area. You win when the final pixel vanishes from the top corners and your last ants return to the nest.

Colony Flow Level 181 Step by Step Solution

Step 1: Open the bottom left and right background sections.

You start the level facing a solid wall of cyan blocks at the top of your tray. Tap the first cyan block on the left and the cyan block on the far right. These blocks hold large numbers so they will send a huge wave of ants onto the board. The ants will split up and march toward the bottom left corner and the bottom right corner to eat the light blue background tiles. You must wait right now and let them work. Do not tap the other cyan blocks yet. Watch the numbers on the blocks in your waiting slots count down as the ants consume the blue pixels. You need to keep three of your five waiting slots completely empty during this opening phase. Once the first two cyan blocks are almost gone you can safely pull a yellow block to start clearing the next layer of the background.

Step 2: Clear the remaining bottom edges and shading.

The ants have now created a small amount of breathing room on the lower edges of the picture. You will see orange and brown blocks become available in your tray. Tap an orange block and a brown block to target the scattered tiles near the bottom left and bottom right. The ants will weave through the newly opened spaces to reach these tiles. The yellow blocks from the previous step should be finishing up their work right about now. This continuous flow keeps the board from dead ending. Always double check that the ants have a clear walking path before you pull a new block down. If the ants are moving smoothly you are in good shape. Let the orange and brown blocks process fully so you keep your waiting area clear for the next big phase.

Step 3: Break into the thick orange outline of the tea bowl.

Your board looks much cleaner at the bottom now and the ants have a direct path to the main subject of the picture. It is time to attack the large orange bowl. Pull the next orange block from your tray. This block holds a very high number and will unleash a massive swarm of ants. They will travel straight up from the nest hole and begin devouring the thick orange outline that forms the base of the bowl. The ants wrap around the bottom curve of the bowl and eat away the pixels at a rapid pace. You will also see a dark brown shadow layer sitting just under the bowl. Pull a brown block to send a second team of ants to clean up that shadow. Your waiting slots are completely safe because the target area is huge and the paths are wide open.

Step 4: Dismantle the white round treat sitting next to the bowl.

With the right side of the bowl base partially gone you can finally reach the white round treat. This treat sits directly in the path of the upper right background section so you must clear it to progress. Tap the white block in your tray to pull it down to the waiting area. The white treat is dense and solidly packed with pixels. The ants will swarm the circle and strip it away layer by layer. The number on your white block will drop very fast because the ants do not have to travel far to find food. This is an incredibly satisfying action to watch as the treat shrinks down to nothing. The removal of the white treat creates a massive open space on the right side of the board. Your ants now have a fast and clear highway to reach the rest of the picture.

Step 5: Consume the green round treat and the upper bowl exterior.

You will spot a bright green block in your tray next to some more orange blocks. Tap the green block to target the second round treat located just above where the white treat used to sit. The ants will rush in and eat the green circle very quickly. At the same time you should pull another orange block to continue dismantling the right side of the bowl exterior. The green treat vanishes in seconds because it is relatively small compared to the bowl. The orange ants will keep marching up the curve of the bowl to finish the outline. You are now steadily stripping away the protective outer layers of the main picture. The entire bottom half of the board is completely empty at this stage and your ants have total freedom of movement.

Step 6: Drain the green tea liquid from the center of the bowl.

The most striking feature of this picture is the vibrant green tea inside the bowl. Your tray now reveals several shades of green blocks. You need to pull the dark green block first to clear the dark crescent shadow floating in the liquid. Wait for the dark green ants to clear a path and then pull the light green blocks. The ants will flood over the top rim of the bowl and pour into the center. They will consume the huge block of green pixels rapidly. Watching the liquid disappear feels great and makes a huge visual impact on the board. The blocks in your waiting area will count down fast because so many ants can eat at the same time. The tray shifts down again to reveal the final blocks you need for the top background.

Step 7: Clear the top blue corners and the final white rim.

You are now in the final phase of the level. The only pixels remaining are the top blue background corners and the white upper rim of the bowl. Pull the last remaining cyan blocks from your tray to send ants to the top left and top right corners. The ants have a very long walk from the nest hole to reach these top corners so the countdown will feel slower than before. You can safely pull the last yellow and white blocks into your waiting area alongside the cyan blocks. Your waiting slots will likely fill up to four at this point but you are in no danger. The board is completely open so the ants will never get stuck or block each other. Watch them chew through the final pixels to finish the board and win the level.

Final Thought

Colony Flow rewards players who observe the board and pace their moves. Level 181 is a perfect example of why you must manage your waiting slots carefully during the opening moves. Once you break through the outer shell the level becomes a very relaxing and satisfying experience. Please watch the video above this article if you need a visual guide for any part of this solution.